2022 European League of Football season

The 2022 ELF season was the second season of the European League of Football, a semi professional American football league based in Europe.[1] Twelve teams from five different countries participated.[2] The 2022 season started on June 4, 2022, and concluded with

Location of ELF teams
  • Northern Conference
  • Central Conference
  • Southern Conference

2022 ELF season
LeagueEuropean League of Football
SportAmerican Football
DurationJune 4 – September 25
Number of games72 + 3 playoff games
Number of teams12
Total attendance249,015
Season MVPSean Shelton (Raiders Tirol)
Conference Champions
Northern Conference championsGermany Hamburg Sea Devils
Central Conference championsAustria Vienna Vikings
Southern Conference championsSpain Barcelona Dragons
2022 Championship Game
DateSeptember 25, 2022
VenueWörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
ChampionsAustria Vienna Vikings (1st title)
Finals MVPKimi Linnainmaa (Vienna Vikings)

the Championship Game on September 25, 2022 at the Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt.[3]

Format

The league is divided into three conferences, North, Central and South. Each team plays 12 games during the regular season: twice against their conference rivals, and twice against three of the teams from the other conferences. The top team in each conference, as well as the best second-place team, qualify for the playoffs.[4]

Teams

On top of the eight inaugural season teams, the league expanded with four new franchises. On September 25, 2021, the Vienna Vikings, Raiders Tirol as well as Rhein Fire were officially introduced as new teams.[5] On October 15, 2021 the addition of the Istanbul Rams was announced.[6] First, the Rams home field was the Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium but was later changed.[7]

Team City Conference Stadium Capacity Head coach
Barcelona Dragons Spain Barcelona/Reus Southern Estadi Municipal de Reus 4,700 United States Andrew Weidinger
Berlin Thunder Germany Berlin Northern Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 19,708 Germany Johnny Schmuck
Cologne Centurions Germany Cologne Southern Südstadion 11,748 Germany Frank Roser
Frankfurt Galaxy Germany Frankfurt am Main Central PSD Bank Arena 12,542 Germany Thomas Kösling
Hamburg Sea Devils Germany Hamburg Northern Stadion Hoheluft 8,000 United States Charles "Yogi" Jones
Istanbul Rams Turkey Istanbul Southern Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium 5,000 United States Matt Lawson
Leipzig Kings Germany Dessau-Roßlau Northern Paul Greifzu Stadium[upper-alpha 1][8] 20,000 United States Fred Armstrong
Germany Halle (Saale) Leuna Chemie Stadion[upper-alpha 2] 15,057
Germany Leipzig Bruno-Plache-Stadion[upper-alpha 3][9] 12,321
Panthers Wrocław Poland Wrocław Northern Stadion Olimpijski 11,000 Poland Jakub Samel
Raiders Tirol Austria Innsbruck Central Tivoli Stadion Tirol 16,008 Deutschamerikaner Kevin Herron
Rhein Fire Germany Düsseldorf/Duisburg Southern Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,514 United States Jim Tomsula
Stuttgart Surge Germany Stuttgart Central Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 11,408 Germany Martin Hanselmann
Vienna Vikings Austria Vienna Central Generali Arena 17,500 United States Chris Calaycay
  1. First home game of the season
  2. Second home game of the season
  3. Four home games starting in July

Rosters

Like last season, there is a limit of 4 US American, Canadian, Mexican or Japanese players per roster, and two on the field at the same time, but people who are dual citizens of the U.S. and a EU-member country are not counted towards that limit in keeping with the Bosman ruling. There is also a limit of 8 non-American foreigners per roster.[10] Brazilian players do not count towards the import quota.[11] The overall roster limit is 55 active Players and 5 spots on the practice squad.

Roster moves

In the 2022 preseason, several ELF players were picked up by other professional leagues, including 2021 season MVP Madre London. ELF contracts allow for premature termination in case professional North American leagues want to sign these players.

Player representation

After players complained of subpar housing conditions for "import" players of the Frankfurt Galaxy franchise, an unofficial union, based in Switzerland was formed under the name of European League of Football Players Association (ELFPA).[12] Representatives of this union are not public and concrete measures haven't been taken so far.

In order to represent active players of the ELF, the league announced the Players Committee for the 2022 season. It consists of two players of each franchise and can hold regular meetings. Out of this committee two spokespersons are elected which are in contact with the commissioner and the Competition Committee of the league.[13]

Rule changes

After the inaugural season, in which the ELF mostly used modified NFL rules (with the exception of the overtime rule, which was based on that of college football – but never used during the entire season as no overtime needed to be played), the league announced its first rule change for the second season. The kick-off rule has been modified to increase player safety, and has been taken from the second iteration of the XFL. According to the new rule, teams will now face each other 5 yards apart, and can only start moving after the returner catches the kickoff, or 3 seconds after the ball hits the ground.[14]

After making its ELF debut in the 2021 championship game, Instant Replay will be used for the entirety of the 2022 season.[15] Like in the NFL, every coach has two challenges per game, with the possibility of a third if both of the challenges are successful.

All teams are not allowed to start organised team activities before May 1, 2022 with import players and padded training. The league set this rule to ensure competitive balance, in which teams with more funds can pay their import players earlier. Strength and conditioning sessions and individual training are not affected by this rule.

Regular season

Schedule

The schedule for the 2022 season was released on February 14, 2022. For international matches of the IFAF the league has agreed to plan for a break.[16]

Week 1
Week 1
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 4. June
17:00		SouthernIstanbul Rams38 – 40Cologne CenturionsSüdstadion2,250ran.de, S Sport, Arena4+, Eleven Sport [17]
Sun, 5. June
15:00		ICRhein Fire29 – 26Frankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena7,525ProSieben MAXX, Arena4+, Eleven Sport 140.000 (3.6% ProSieben MAXX)[18][19]
Barcelona Dragons38 – 9Stuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau2,690Esport3, Eleven Sport [20]
NorthernLeipzig Kings27 – 34Panthers WrocławStadion Olimpijski3,150Polsat Sport, Eleven Sport [21]
Berlin Thunder18 – 43Hamburg Sea DevilsStadion Hoheluft4,936Eleven Sport[22]
CentralVienna Vikings29 – 23Raiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol3,750Puls24, Eleven Sport

Week 2
Week 2
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 11. June
15:00		 ICRaiders Tirol46 – 49Cologne CenturionsSüdstadion1,537Eleven Sports[23]
Istanbul Rams7 – 41Berlin ThunderFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark3,404S Sport, MoreThanSportTV,
ran.de, Eleven Sports		[24]
Sun, 12. June
15:00		 Rhein Fire28 – 17Leipzig KingsPaul Greifzu Stadium2,250Eleven Sports[25]
Panthers Wrocław28 – 25Stuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau2,100Polsat Sport, Eleven Sports[26]
Barcelona Dragons24 – 21Hamburg Sea DevilsStadion Hoheluft3,447Esport3, Eleven Sports,
ProSieben MAXX, ran.de		130.000 (3,6% ProSieben MAXX)[27][28]
Central Frankfurt Galaxy10 – 30Vienna VikingsGenerali Arena Vienna3,913Puls24, Zappn.tv, Eleven Sports[29]

Week 3
Week 3
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 18. June
18:00		 NorthernHamburg Sea Devils14 – 0Leipzig KingsLeuna Chemie Stadion2,400ran.de,
Arena4+		[30]
SouthernCologne Centurions32 – 34Barcelona DragonsEstadi Municipal de Reus980Esport3[31]
Sun, 19. June
15:00		Istanbul Rams12 – 42Rhein FireSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena7,895ran.de, ProSieben MAXX,
S Sport, Arena4+		400.000 (4,2% ProSieben MAXX)[32][33][34]
CentralStuttgart Surge13 – 42Vienna VikingsGenerali Arena Vienna2,400Zappn.tv[35]
ICPanthers Wrocław13 – 47Frankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena3,025Polsat Sport[36]
Berlin Thunder16 – 28Raiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol3,032Zappn.tv, Puls24[37]

Week 4
Week 4
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 25. June
15:00		 ICVienna Vikings49 – 0Istanbul RamsMaltepe Hasan Polat Stadium800Zappn.tv, S Sport[38]
17:00Frankfurt Galaxy48 – 12Cologne CenturionsSüdstadion2,530ran.de[39]
Sun, 26. June
15:00		 NorthernHamburg Sea Devils26 – 23 (OT)Panthers WrocławStadion Olimpijski2,450Polsat Sport[40]
Leipzig Kings19 – 15Berlin ThunderFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark3,134ProSieben MAXX, ran.de[41]
CentralRaiders Tirol33 – 0Stuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau1,400Puls24, Zappn.tv[42]
SouthernBarcelona Dragons17 – 13Rhein FireSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena7,583Esport3[43]

Week 5
Week 5
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 2. July
18:00		 Southern Istanbul Rams7 – 41Barcelona DragonsEstadi Municipal de Reus957Esport3, S Sport
[44]
15:00 IC Berlin Thunder34 – 7Cologne CenturionsSüdstadion1,580ran.de[45]
Sun, 3. July
15:00		 Rhein Fire15 – 42Hamburg Sea DevilsStadion Hoheluft4,128ProSieben MAXX[46]
Panthers Wrocław6 – 30Vienna VikingsGenerali Arena Vienna3,725Puls24, Polsat Sport[47]
Stuttgart Surge22 – 28Leipzig KingsBruno-Plache-Stadion2,950[48]
Central Frankfurt Galaxy17 – 23Raiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol4,686Puls24[49]

Week 6
Week 6
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 9. July
15:00		 IC Hamburg Sea Devils70 – 0Istanbul RamsMaltepe Hasan Polat Stadium300S Sport, ran.de[50]
18:00 Vienna Vikings27 – 20Barcelona DragonsEstadi Municipal de Reus1,312Esport3, Zappn.tv[51]
Sun, 10. July
15:00		 Leipzig Kings6 – 37Raiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol3,376Puls 24, Zappn.tv[52]
Northern Panthers Wrocław25 – 31 (OT)Berlin ThunderFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark3,056Polsat Sport, ran.de,
ProSieben MAXX		[53]
Central Frankfurt Galaxy26 – 20 (OT)Stuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau2,514[54]
Southern Cologne Centurions3 – 17Rhein FireSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena9,496[55]

Week 7
Week 7
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sun, 17. July
15:00		 Northern Berlin Thunder33 – 22Leipzig KingsBruno-Plache-Stadion3,000ran.de[56]
IC Cologne Centurions14 – 46Frankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena4,500ProSieben Maxx, Arena4+[57]
Stuttgart Surge0 – 34Panthers WrocławStadion Olimpijski2,050Polsat Sport[58]
Bye Barcelona Dragons, Hamburg Sea Devils, Istanbul Rams, Raiders Tirol, Rhein Fire, Vienna Vikings

Week 8
Week 8
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 23. July
15:00		 Southern Barcelona Dragons19 – 22Istanbul RamsMaltepe Hasan Polat Stadium400S Sport, Esport3[59]
Sun, 24. July
15:00		 IC Hamburg Sea Devils40 – 16Rhein FireSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena7,792ProSieben MAXX, ran.de[60]
Central Raiders Tirol13 – 29Vienna VikingsGenerali Arena Vienna4,523Puls24, Zappn.tv[61]
Bye Berlin Thunder, Cologne Centurions, Frankfurt Galaxy, Leipzig Kings, Panthers Wrocław, Stuttgart Surge

Week 9
Week 9
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 30. July
18:00		 Southern Rhein Fire23 – 33Barcelona DragonsEstadi Municipal de Reus1,043Esport3, ran.de[62]
Sun, 31. July
15:00		 Central Vienna Vikings41 – 0Stuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau2,000Zappn.tv[63]
IC Frankfurt Galaxy30 – 29Panthers WrocławStadion Olimpijski1,715Polsat Sport[64]
Istanbul Rams26 – 29 (OT)Hamburg Sea DevilsStadion Hoheluft3,170S Sport[65]
Raiders Tirol56 – 14Leipzig KingsBruno-Plache-Stadion2,500Puls24, Zappn.tv[66]
Cologne Centurions29 – 39Berlin ThunderFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark3,364ProSieben MAXX60.000 (1,6% ProSieben MAXX)[67][68]

Week 10
Week 10
6./7. August All teams on bye

Week 11
Week 11
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 13. August
17:00		 Southern Barcelona Dragons37 – 15Cologne CenturionsSüdstadion820Esport3, ran.de[69]
15:00 Rhein Fire50 – 32Istanbul RamsMaltepe Hasan Polat Stadium360S Sport[70]
Sun, 14. August
13:00		 Northern Leipzig Kings0 – 59Hamburg Sea DevilsStadion Hoheluft2,636[71]
15:00 Berlin Thunder29 – 12Panthers WrocławStadion Olimpijski1,800Polsat Sport[72]
Central Vienna Vikings8 – 42Frankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena4,600Zappn.tv, ran.de
ProSieben MAXX		[73]
Stuttgart Surge3 – 44Raiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol3,415Zappn.tv[74]

Week 12
Week 12
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 20. August
18:00		 IC Stuttgart Surge8 – 62Barcelona DragonsEstadi Municipal de Reus897Esport3, ran.de, Arena4+[75]
Sun, 21. August
15:00		 Frankfurt Galaxy21 – 23Rhein FireSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena12,055ProSieben MAXX, ran.de[76]
Istanbul Rams22 – 37Vienna VikingsGenerali Arena Vienna2,028Zappn.tv, S Sport[77]
Cologne Centurions20 – 45Raiders TirolTivoli Stadion Tirol3,891Zappn.tv[78]
Northern Hamburg Sea Devils39 – 17Berlin ThunderFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark4,624[79]
Panthers Wrocław41 – 37Leipzig KingsBruno-Plache-Stadion2,500Polsat Sport[80]

Week 13
Week 13
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 27. August
17:00		 Southern Rhein Fire59 – 37Cologne CenturionsSüdstadion2,341ran.de[81]
15:00 IC Berlin Thunder38 – 14Istanbul RamsMaltepe Hasan Polat Stadium300S Sport[82]
Sun, 28. August
15:00		 Barcelona Dragons18 – 24Vienna VikingsGenerali Arena Vienna4,104Zappn.tv, Esport3[83]
Leipzig Kings38 – 0Stuttgart SurgeGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau1,800[84]
Central Raiders Tirol33 – 36Frankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena6,100ProSieben MAXX, ran.de
Zappn.tv		[85]
Northern Panthers Wrocław0 – 17Hamburg Sea DevilsStadion Hoheluft3,167Polsat Sport[86]

Week 14
Week 14
Date/Time (CEST)Conf.Away teamResultHome teamVenueAttendanceFree TVViewersRef
Sat, 3. September
15:00		 Southern Cologne Centurions43 – 30Istanbul RamsMaltepe Hasan Polat Stadium450S Sport[87]
18:00 IC Hamburg Sea Devils24 – 21Barcelona DragonsEstadi Municipal de Reus963Esport3, ran.de[88]
Sun, 4. September
15:00		 Raiders Tirol37 – 10Berlin ThunderFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark3,916ProSieben MAXX, ran.de
Zappn.tv		[89]
Leipzig Kings34 – 31Rhein FireSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena7,760[90]
Vienna Vikings6 – 42Panthers WrocławStadion Olimpijski2,900Zappn.tv,
Polsat Sport		[91]
Central Stuttgart Surge13 – 37Frankfurt GalaxyPSD Bank Arena4,300[92]

Standings
Northern Conference
Pos Team GP W L T CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1Germany Hamburg Sea Devils1211106 – 0424160264W10Advance to playoffs
2Germany Berlin Thunder127503 – 332428242L1
3Poland Panthers Wrocław125702 – 4287305−18W1
4Germany Leipzig Kings124801 – 5242370−128W2

Source: europeanleague.football

Central Conference
Pos Team GP W L T CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1Austria Vienna Vikings1210205–1352209143L1Advance to playoffs
2Austria Raiders Tirol128403–3418229189W1Best 2nd place advances
3Germany Frankfurt Galaxy128404–2386247139W2
4Germany Stuttgart Surge1201200–6113451−338L12

Source: europeanleague.football

Southern Conference
Pos Team GP W L T CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1Spain Barcelona Dragons128405–1364225139L2Advance to playoffs
2Germany Rhein Fire127504–234631432L1
3Germany Cologne Centurions123902–4301473−172W1
4Turkey Istanbul Rams1211101–5210499−289L5

Source: europeanleague.football

In case ties inside and between the conferences have to be broken, the rules are:[93]

  1. Number of wins
  2. Head-to-head matchup[upper-alpha 1]
  3. Points difference in head-to-head matchups[upper-alpha 1]
  4. Points scored at away games of head-to-head matchups[upper-alpha 1]
  5. Total points difference
  6. Total points scored
  7. Point scored at away games
  8. Coin toss performed by the Commissioner or a person (e.g., a prominent sportsmen) determined by the Commissioner

This is notably different from tiebreakers used in the NFL which take strength of schedule into account or the German Football League which values the head-to-head as the first tiebreaker for teams with the same win–loss record, in part to discourage running up the score.

Play-offs

The semifinals will be played on September 10 and 11, 2022, and the final will be held on September 25, in Klagenfurt, Austria.

Semifinals Championship Game
      
1 Germany Hamburg Sea Devils 19
4 Austria Tirol Raiders 7
Germany Hamburg Sea Devils 15
Austria Vienna Vikings 27
2 Austria Vienna Vikings 39
3 Spain Barcelona Dragons 12

Hamburg Sea Devils 19, Raiders Tirol 7
Raiders Tirol vs. Hamburg Sea Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 7 007
Sea Devils 10 0 6319

at Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: 10 September 2022
  • Game time: 14:45 CEST
  • Game attendance: 3,158
  • Referee: M. Scholz
  • Game Book

Barcelona Dragons 12, Vienna Vikings 39
Barcelona Dragons vs. Vienna Vikings
Period 1 2 34Total
Dragons 0 0 01212
Vikings 7 6 161039

at Football-Zentrum Ravelin, Vienna, Austria

  • Date: 11 September 2022
  • Game time: 14:45 CEST
  • Game attendance: 900
  • Referee: W. Ratajczak
  • Game Book

Championship Game

The Vikings won the title in their first season. The Sea Devils had to accept the second defeat in the championship game in the second season. The Championship MVP trophy was won by Kimi Linnainmaa, the Finnish WR of the Vikings, who caught 7 passes for 125 yards, and threw the TD pass to the first lead.

Vienna Vikings 27, Hamburg Sea Devils 15
Vienna Vikings vs. Hamburg Sea Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 10 7327
Sea Devils 6 0 6315

at 28 Black Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria

  • Date: 25 September 2022
  • Game time: 14:45 CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,566
  • Referee: Walentynowic
  • Game Book

Attendance
As of September 04, 2022
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rhein Fire 52,527 12,055 7,583 8,755 n/a†
2 Frankfurt Galaxy 30,050 7,525 3,025 5,008 +136.2%†
3 Raiders Tirol 22,150 4,686 3,032 3,692 n/a†
4 Berlin Thunder 21,498 4,624 3,056 3,583 +292.0%†
5 Hamburg Sea Devils 21,484 4,936 2,636 3,581 +116.6%†
6 Vienna Vikings 20,693 4,523 2,028 3,449 n/a†
7 Leipzig Kings 15,600 3,000 2,250 2,600 +25.5%†
8 Panthers Wrocław 14,065 3,150 1,715 2,344 −34.9%†
9 Stuttgart Surge 12,504 2,690 1,400 2,084 +45.8%†
10 Cologne Centurions 11,058 2,530 820 1,843 +57.9%†
11 Barcelona Dragons 6,152 1,312 897 1,025 −11.9%†
12 Istanbul Rams 2,610 800 300 435 n/a†
League total 230,391 12,055 300 3,200 +77.5%†

Source:

Awards

MVP of the Week
Week Player Position Team Stat Source
1Flamur Simon GermanyOLBCologne Centurions1 TD, 2 Int, 0.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL1
2Zach Edwards United StatesQBBarcelona Dragons3 TD, 1 Int, 108 Yds rushing, 202 Yds passing2
3Matt Adam United StatesQBRhein Fire5 TD, 1 Int, 365 Yds passing3
4Giovanni Nanguy FranceOLBHamburg Sea Devils8 TOT, 2 sacks, 3.5 TFL[94]
5Glen Toonga United KingdomRBHamburg Sea Devils4TD, 17 ATT, 185yards[95]
6Kyle Kitchens United StatesDEBerlin Thunder9 TOT, 3.5 sacks, 6.5 TFL[96]
7Joe Germinerio United StatesQBBerlin Thunder3 TD, 2 Rush TD, 325 Yds passing[97]
8Isaiah Green United StatesQBIstanbul Rams1 Rush TD, 20 CAR, 103 Rush Yds, 148 Yds passing[98]
9Glen Toonga United KingdomRBHamburg Sea Devils4TD, 27 ATT, 111yards[99]
10Bye Week
11Jadrian Clark United StatesQBRhein Fire38 ATT, 277 COMP, 485 Pass yards, 7 Pass Tds[100]
12Zach Edwards United StatesQBBarcelona Dragons7 Pass Tds, 27 COMP, 321 Yds passing[101]
13Nathaniel Robitaille United StatesWRRhein Fire4 REC TD, 10 REC, 286 Reception Yds[102]
14Gabriel Cunningham United StatesQBLeipzig Kings208 Pass Yds, 2 Pass Tds, 128 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDS[103]

Statistical leaders
As of September 4, 2022 (end of regular season)[104]
CategoryPlayerPositionTeamGPStat
Passing
YardsZach Edwards United StatesQBBarcelona Dragons123325
TouchdownsZach Edwards United StatesQBBarcelona Dragons1236
CompletionsZach Edwards United StatesQBBarcelona Dragons12255
Completion percentageJakeb Sullivan United StatesQBFrankfurt Galaxy1166.3%
Rushing
YardsGlen Toonga United KingdomRBHamburg Sea Devils121468
TouchdownsGlen Toonga United KingdomRBHamburg Sea Devils1221
Yards per attemptFlorian Wegan AustriaRBVienna Vikings126.3
Receiving
YardsKyle Sweet United StatesWRBarcelona Dragons121561
TouchdownsKyle Sweet United StatesWRBarcelona Dragons1217
ReceptionsKyle Sweet United StatesWRBarcelona Dragons12115
Yards per receptionNathaniel Robitaille United StatesWRRhein Fire1219.1
Defensive
SacksKyle Kitchens United StatesDEBerlin Thunder1216.0
TacklesA.J. Wentland United StatesLBLeipzig Kings12159
InterceptionsGoran Zec SerbiaSPanthers Wrocław126
Kicking
FG PctMehmet Sarıkatipoğlu TurkeyKIstanbul Rams1276.9
PAT PctEric Schlomm GermanyKHamburg Sea Devils1288.9

Broadcasting

Selected games of this season are available in free TV of most of the participating countries. For the Austrian and vGerman market, the league's main broadcasting partner is ProSiebenSat.1 Media. All games of the Raiders Tirol and the Vienna Vikings as well as the final in Klagenfurt are broadcast over the Puls 4 network with its sister channel Puls 24 and video-on-demand via Zapppn. In Germany ProSieben MAXX and their online-streaming service ran.de airing games on Saturday and Sunday. Furthermore the league-owned service More Than Sports TV, which is available over platforms like Zattoo, will show games in Austria, Germany and Switzerland as well as Esport3 in Catalonia, S Sport in Turkey, Polsat Sport in Poland and LIVENow for international streaming. All games are also available worldwide on ELF Gamepass.

Region(s) Broadcaster(s)
International ELF Gamepass
Austria Austria Puls 24
Zappn (Puls 4 Network)[105]
Germany Germany
Austria Austria
Switzerland Switzerland		 ProSieben Maxx
ranSport
More Than Sports TV
China China iQIYI[106]
Hungary Hungary Arena4[107]
Italy Italy Eleven Sports[108]
Poland Poland Polsat Sport[109]
Spain Spain Esport3[110]
Turkey Turkey S Sport[111]
United States United States For the Fans[112]
Indonesia Indonesia Eleven Sport[108]
Malaysia Malaysia
Singapore Singapore
Taiwan Taiwan
Thailand Thailand
Philippines Philippines

All Stars

First Team
PositionPlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeam
Offense
QBSean Shelton United StatesRaiders TirolTEAdrià Botella Moreno SpainVienna Vikings
RBGlen Toonga United KingdomHamburg Sea DevilsOTMichael Habetin AustriaRaiders Tirol
FBPatrick Poetsch GermanyRhein FireOTSven Breidenbach GermanyRhein Fire
WRKyle Sweet United StatesBarcelona DragonsOGLewis Thomas United KingdomHamburg Sea Devils
WRRobin Wilzeck GermanyBerlin ThunderOGNiklas Johansson SwedenVienna Vikings
WRNathaniel Robitaille United StatesRhein FireCJoachim Christensen DenmarkFrankfurt Galaxy
Defense
DTTim Hänni SwitzerlandHamburg Sea DevilsLBThomas Schnurrer AustriaVienna Vikings
DTAslan Zetterberg SwedenLeipzig KingsCBKarim Ben El Ghali GermanyFrankfurt Galaxy
EdgeKyle Kitchens United StatesBerlin ThunderCBJustin Rogers United StatesHamburg Sea Devils
EdgeAlejandro Fernández SpainBarcelona DragonsSKevin Fortes FranceHamburg Sea Devils
LBA. J. Wentland United StatesLeipzig KingsSOmari Williams United StatesRhein Fire
LBZachary Blair United StatesIstanbul Rams
Special Teams
KJonas Schenderlein GermanyBerlin ThunderRSC. J. Okpalobi United StatesRaiders Tirol
PEric Schlomm GermanyHamburg Sea Devils
Source: europeanleague.football[113]

Second Team
PositionPlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeam
Offense
QBZach Edwards United StatesBarcelona DragonsTENicolai Schumann GermanyBerlin Thunder
RBJocques Crawford United StatesBerlin ThunderOTTobias Rodlauer AustriaBerlin Thunder
FBLeón Helm GermanyFrankfurt GalaxyOTAleksandar Milanovic AustriaVienna Vikings
WRQuinten Pounds United StatesCologne CenturionsOGSven Fischer GermanyFrankfurt Galaxy
WRJordan Bouah ItalyVienna VikingsOGAlper Peközer TurkeyBerlin Thunder
WRMalik Stanley United StatesPanthers WrocławCDavid Weinstock GermanyHamburg Sea Devils
Defense
DTNiklas Gustav GermanyRaiders TirolLBMaxime Rouyer FrancePanthers Wrocław
DTChristian van Horn United StatesRhein FireCBMoritz Thiele GermanyBerlin Thunder
EdgeKasim Edebali GermanyHamburg Sea DevilsCBBenjamin Straight AustriaVienna Vikings
EdgeMichael Sam United StatesBarcelona DragonsSGoran Zec SerbiaPanthers Wrocław
LBDavid Izinyon United KingdomBerlin ThunderSLuis Horvath AustriaVienna Vikings
LBPrecious Ogbevoen AustriaStuttgart Surge
Special Teams
KRyan Rimmler Germany United StatesFrankfurt GalaxyRSDarius Saint-Robinson United StatesPanthers Wrocław
PMaximilian Eisenhut GermanyRhein Fire
Source: europeanleague.football[113]

Signees to other professional leagues

The following players invited to the NFL’s International Combine, assigned to NFL's International Player Pathway Program (IPPP), signed or drafted by CFL team or signed with USFL or XFL team following their involvement with the ELF in 2022:[114]

NFL
Player Position ELF team NFL team
Alejandro FernándezDEBarcelona DragonsInternational Combine
Kevin FortesSHamburg Sea DevilsInternational Combine
Tim HänniDTHamburg Sea DevilsInternational Combine
Tyrese Johnson-FisherRBIstanbul RamsInternational Combine
John Levi KruseTEHamburg Sea DevilsInternational Combine
Harlan KwofieWRRhein FireInternational Combine
Lucky Efosa OgbevoenLBRaiders TirolInternational Combine
Tyrese Owuso-BediakoDLRhein FireInternational Combine
Tobias RodlauerOTBerlin ThunderInternational Combine
Gabriel RodríguezOTBarcelona DragonsInternational Combine
Flamur SimonOLBCologne CenturionsInternational Combine
Leander WiegandOTCologne CenturionsInternational Combine
Stanley ZeregbeDEBerlin ThunderInternational Combine

CFL

The following players signed with a CFL team:

Player Position ELF team CFL team
Maxime RouyerLBPanthers WrocławBC Lions
Timothy KnuettelWRRhein FireWinnipeg Blue Bombers
John Levi KruseTE/LSHamburg Sea DevilsBC Lions
Lukas RuossLBRhein FireSaskatchewan Roughriders
Ja'Len EmbryDBFrankfurt GalaxyMontreal Alouettes

XFL
Player Position ELF team XFL team
Justin RogersDBHamburg Sea DevilsOrlando Guardians

USFL
Player Position ELF team USFL team
Malcolm WashingtonDBStuttgart SurgeHouston Gamblers
Chris RichardsonDTCologne CenturionsNew Orleans Breakers

Notes
  1. Only applicable if matchups have taken place and with additional rules

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